manichaeism

• Религия, основанная Манесом в третьем веке, синтезирующая зороастрийский дуализм света и тьмы с вавилонским фольклором, буддийской этикой и поверхностными элементами христианства; она широко распространилась в Римской империи, но в значительной степени исчезла к 1000 году.

A religion founded by Manes in the third century, synthesizing Zoroastrian dualism between light and dark with Babylonian folklore, Buddhist ethics, and superficial elements of Christianity; it spread widely in the Roman Empire but had largely died out by 1000.

uncountable · proper noun

1. Religious doctrineC2formal

   A dualistic religion founded by the prophet Mani in the 3rd century CE, which synthesizes elements of Zoroastrianism, Buddhism, and Christianity, centered on the cosmic struggle between light and darkness.

   Религиозная доктрина

   • Manichaeism spread rapidly across the Roman Empire and into Asia.
   • The core belief of Manichaeism is the eternal conflict between good and evil.
   • Scholars study Manichaeism to understand early religious syncretism.

   Synonymsmanichaeanism